Today Obama announced he will not participate in the Fox News and Congressional Black Caucus-sponsored Democratic debate this fall, joining Edwards who three days ago announced his refusal to participate. Obama said he would instead participate in the Congressional Black Caucus' debate that will be hosted by CNN in January.
Democrats have been under pressure from liberal activists, such as Jesse Jackson, a supporter of Obama, to avoid Fox-hosted debates. Last month, the Nevada Democratic Party canceled a debate that Fox was to co-sponsor in August. Democratic critics complain that the network displays a conservative bias in its news broadcasts. Last week the Democratic National Committee sanctioned six debates before the 2008 primary season, but did not include the Fox-CBC Institute debate among them.
Although the debates are still scheduled as of now, two major contenders are out, and ColorOfChange.org, an online organization of black activists, is urging Clinton to also pull out of the debate on Fox.
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This is great. The candidates need to take stands like this to show the American public that Fox News isn't real news, and any attempts the network is making at trying to appear "fair and balanced" by sponsoring such a debate is most likely some sort of ploy. I can't believe the Black Caucus is co-sponsoring such a debate.
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